Chords for Theuns Jordaan - The Gambler
Tempo:
88.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
F
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
On a warm summer's evening,
[E] A train bound [B] for nowhere,
I met up with a gambler,
We were both too tired [F#] to sleep,
[B] So we took turns a-staring,
[E] Out the window at [B] the darkness,
[E] Till boredom [B] overtook us,
[F#] And he began [B] to speak,
He said, son I've made a life,
[E] Out of reading [B] people's faces,
And knowing what their cards were,
By the way they held [F#] their eyes,
[B] So if you don't mind me saying,
[E] I can see you're [B] out of vases,
[E] For a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you [B] some advice,
So I handed him my bottle,
[E] And he drank down my [B] last swallow,
Then he bumped the cigarette,
And asked me for [F#] a light,
[B] And the night got deathly quiet,
[E] And his face lost all [B] expression,
[E] Said if you're gonna play [B] the game boy,
You [F#] gotta learn to play [B] it right,
You got to know when to hold him,
[E] Know when [B] to fold him,
[E] Know when [B] to walk away,
[F#] Know when to run,
You never count your [B] money,
[E] When you're sitting at [B] the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[F#] When the [B] dealing's done,
[C] Now every gambler knows,
[F] That the secret to [C] surviving,
Is knowing what to throw away,
Knowing what [G] to keep,
[C] Cause every hand's a winner,
[F] And every [C] hand a loser,
[F] And the best that you [C] can hope for,
Is [G] to die in [C] your sleep,
So when he finished speaking,
[F] He turned back towards [C] the window,
Crashed out his cigarette,
And faded out [G] to sleep,
[C] Somewhere in the darkness,
[F] The gambler he [C] broke even,
[F] But in his [C] final words I found,
[G] An ace that I [C] could keep,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know when [C] to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You [C] never count your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done.
[E] A train bound [B] for nowhere,
I met up with a gambler,
We were both too tired [F#] to sleep,
[B] So we took turns a-staring,
[E] Out the window at [B] the darkness,
[E] Till boredom [B] overtook us,
[F#] And he began [B] to speak,
He said, son I've made a life,
[E] Out of reading [B] people's faces,
And knowing what their cards were,
By the way they held [F#] their eyes,
[B] So if you don't mind me saying,
[E] I can see you're [B] out of vases,
[E] For a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you [B] some advice,
So I handed him my bottle,
[E] And he drank down my [B] last swallow,
Then he bumped the cigarette,
And asked me for [F#] a light,
[B] And the night got deathly quiet,
[E] And his face lost all [B] expression,
[E] Said if you're gonna play [B] the game boy,
You [F#] gotta learn to play [B] it right,
You got to know when to hold him,
[E] Know when [B] to fold him,
[E] Know when [B] to walk away,
[F#] Know when to run,
You never count your [B] money,
[E] When you're sitting at [B] the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[F#] When the [B] dealing's done,
[C] Now every gambler knows,
[F] That the secret to [C] surviving,
Is knowing what to throw away,
Knowing what [G] to keep,
[C] Cause every hand's a winner,
[F] And every [C] hand a loser,
[F] And the best that you [C] can hope for,
Is [G] to die in [C] your sleep,
So when he finished speaking,
[F] He turned back towards [C] the window,
Crashed out his cigarette,
And faded out [G] to sleep,
[C] Somewhere in the darkness,
[F] The gambler he [C] broke even,
[F] But in his [C] final words I found,
[G] An ace that I [C] could keep,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know when [C] to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You [C] never count your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done.
Key:
C
B
F
E
G
C
B
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On a warm summer's evening,
[E] A train bound [B] for nowhere,
I met up with a gambler,
We were both too tired [F#] to sleep,
[B] So we took turns a-staring,
[E] Out the window at [B] the darkness,
[E] Till boredom [B] overtook us,
[F#] And he began [B] to speak,
He said, son I've made a life,
[E] Out of reading [B] people's faces,
And knowing what their cards were,
By the way they held [F#] their eyes,
[B] So if you don't mind me saying,
[E] I can see you're [B] out of vases,
[E] For a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you [B] some advice,
_ _ So I handed him my bottle,
[E] And he drank down my [B] last swallow,
Then he bumped the cigarette,
And asked me for [F#] a light,
[B] And the night got deathly quiet,
[E] And his face lost all [B] expression,
[E] Said if you're gonna play [B] the game boy,
You [F#] gotta learn to play [B] it right,
You got to know when to hold him,
[E] Know when [B] to fold him,
[E] Know when [B] to walk away,
[F#] Know when to run,
You never count your [B] money,
[E] When you're sitting at [B] the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[F#] When the [B] dealing's done, _ _ _ _
_ [C] Now every gambler knows,
[F] That the secret to [C] surviving,
Is knowing what to throw away,
Knowing what [G] to keep,
[C] Cause every hand's a winner,
[F] And every [C] hand a loser,
[F] And the best that you [C] can hope for,
Is [G] to die in [C] your sleep,
So when he finished speaking,
[F] He turned back towards [C] the window,
Crashed out his cigarette,
And faded out [G] to sleep,
_ [C] Somewhere in the darkness,
[F] The gambler he [C] broke even,
[F] But in his [C] final words I found,
[G] An ace that I [C] could keep,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know when [C] to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You [C] never count your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On a warm summer's evening,
[E] A train bound [B] for nowhere,
I met up with a gambler,
We were both too tired [F#] to sleep,
[B] So we took turns a-staring,
[E] Out the window at [B] the darkness,
[E] Till boredom [B] overtook us,
[F#] And he began [B] to speak,
He said, son I've made a life,
[E] Out of reading [B] people's faces,
And knowing what their cards were,
By the way they held [F#] their eyes,
[B] So if you don't mind me saying,
[E] I can see you're [B] out of vases,
[E] For a taste of [B] your whiskey,
[F#] I'll give you [B] some advice,
_ _ So I handed him my bottle,
[E] And he drank down my [B] last swallow,
Then he bumped the cigarette,
And asked me for [F#] a light,
[B] And the night got deathly quiet,
[E] And his face lost all [B] expression,
[E] Said if you're gonna play [B] the game boy,
You [F#] gotta learn to play [B] it right,
You got to know when to hold him,
[E] Know when [B] to fold him,
[E] Know when [B] to walk away,
[F#] Know when to run,
You never count your [B] money,
[E] When you're sitting at [B] the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[F#] When the [B] dealing's done, _ _ _ _
_ [C] Now every gambler knows,
[F] That the secret to [C] surviving,
Is knowing what to throw away,
Knowing what [G] to keep,
[C] Cause every hand's a winner,
[F] And every [C] hand a loser,
[F] And the best that you [C] can hope for,
Is [G] to die in [C] your sleep,
So when he finished speaking,
[F] He turned back towards [C] the window,
Crashed out his cigarette,
And faded out [G] to sleep,
_ [C] Somewhere in the darkness,
[F] The gambler he [C] broke even,
[F] But in his [C] final words I found,
[G] An ace that I [C] could keep,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know when [C] to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You [C] never count your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done,
You got to know when to hold him,
[F] Know when [C] to fold him,
[F] Know [C] when to walk away,
Know when [G] to run,
You never count [C] your money,
[F] When you're sitting [C] at the table,
There'll be time enough for counting,
[G] When the [C] dealing's done. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _